The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-02-16
ENGLISH JOTTINGS.

society Is Stlu taking It's rest before
the labors of the session and the gaiety
and State ceremonies which the jubilee
year will certainly bring.
The jubilee celebration of the reign of
occupy the thoughts of the whole EN-
pire. The foundation of "The Imperial
Institute" or permanent exhibition Of the
products and manufactures of the United
Kingdom, the Colonies and India, is to
be the chief national memorial of the
event. Almost every town is collecting
funds for local celebration, as we'll as
for it's contribution to the "Institute"
fund. Churchmen are to celebrate the
occasion by the erection of a great
church house or hall for meeting. a
grand naval review at Spithead and
military review, in which Colonial and
Indian troops are to take part, will be
highly interesting spectacles. a women's
tribute to the Queen is being collected
throughout the Empire by girls and
women in subscriptions from one penny
to a sovereign, and will probably result
in the establishment, in the Queens
name, of free libraries in various parts
of the Empire. Foreign nations will no
doubt be represented at the celebration
by their Ambassadors and Ministers
here or by special Embassies. Rumors
OF costly gifts from the various Euro
pean and Asiatic Sovsreigns give promise
art treasures.
In Royal circles the birth of a son to
Princess Beatrice has brought during the
past week, several distinguished visitors
to London. Prince Alexander of Bull
garia came from Germany with his
father for the christening, which took
place at Windsor Castle on December
18th. The Queen seems devoted to the
Battenberg family, one of whom, Prince
Henry, married Princess Beatrice, and
another, Prince Louis, married a Prin-
cess OF Hesse, the Queens grand
daughter. The Queen has conferred the
highest grade of the military division of
the Order of the Bath on Prince Alex
ander, and he has been her private guest
since his arrival in England. The anti
Court society papers make good harvest
out of the Queens doings, and declare
that the action of Her Majesty is en-
barrassing to the Cabinet and cannot
fail to give ofense at St. Petersburg,
where Prince Alexander is anything but !
a persona grata.
The Prince and Princess of Wales |
have been on a visit to the Danish Min
lister at his country seat near Luton, in |
Bedfordshire. A very distinguished |
company, including the austrian Am
bassador and Lord and Lady Randolph |
Royal Highnesses. Festivities on a |
magnificent scale were organized-danc- |
ing, shooting, fishing and a French
opera troupe formed part of the pro-
gramme. The visit ended with State
entry into Luton, which was gaily deco
rated in honor of the Prince and Prin-
cess.
A very grand ball was given by the
Earl and Countess of Brownlow at their
castle at Ashridge. The new bail room
was beautifully decorated with palm
trees and lighted with electricity. The
supper was served in the huge conserva-
tories, amidst the rarest and most lovely !
exotics and flowers, tie electric light !
casting a fairylike brilliancy on the |
scene. Every mansion in the neighbor-
hood was crowded with guests for the |
ball Among the enormous company
was II. r. III. the Princess Mary. the |
Duke of Teck, T. R. H. the Princes Vic |
toria and the Princes Francis and !
Adolphus, the Prime Minister, the Mar
quis of Salisbury, Lady Gwendolin |
Cecil, Lady Randolph Churchill, Mr.. |
Glynn, Mr.. Sidney Hofnung, Secretary
of His Hawaiian Majesty's Legation.
Mr.. BrOdrick, NJ. P, and Lady Hilda
Brodrick.
On November 10th the jubilee birth
day of His Majesty King Kalakaua was
celebrated in London by the Hawaiian
Charge d'Affaires by large dinner at
the Legation. The table was profusely
decorated with flowers, and in the CEN
ter was trophy of the Hawaiian,
French and English flags. Each guest
was presented with bunch of roses and
cardinals tied with the Hawaiian colors.
The health of His Majesty was drunk
with enthusiasm. The Hon. Dr. Mott